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Biden touts economic recovery and admonishes GOP in State of the Union

Photo illustration of President Joe Biden at the State of the Union on Tuesday.

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Key takeaways: Biden boasts about his wins and lays out populist 2024 themes

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US Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) gives a thumb down as US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, February 7, 2023.

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Republicans heckle Biden with 'boos' and 'liar' in show of partisan rancor

From left, Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks with Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, before the start of the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, on Tuesday.

Romney excoriates Santos, calling him a 'sick puppy' who should have been 'in the back row'

Image: President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address at the Capitol on Tuesday.

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A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep, Turkey early Monday, followed by another 7.5-magnitude tremor just after midday. The quakes caused widespread destruction in southern Turkey and northern Syria and were felt in nearby countries.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 7: LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball to break Kareem Abdul-Jabbars all time scoring record of 38,388 points during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 7, 2023 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2023 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

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LeBron James breaks NBA scoring record with his 38,388th point, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Emergency responders work near a United Airlines plane after it landed due to a fire, in San Diego, on Tuesday.

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Leonard Taylor, a Missouri man executed on Tuesday.

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Missouri man who killed 4 executed despite innocence claims

A plant operator at the Federal Helium Reserve walks through the Federal Crude Helium Enrichment Unit near Amarillo, Texas, on July 6, 2011.

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Tennessee police chief is fired after investigator concludes he was aware of a sex scandal that roiled the department

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Alec Baldwin asks to have special prosecutor removed from 'Rust' case

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Tennessee police chief is fired after investigator concludes he was aware of a sex scandal that roiled the department

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Alec Baldwin asks to have special prosecutor removed from 'Rust' case

Politics

US President Joe Biden speaks during a State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Biden is speaking against the backdrop of renewed tensions with China and a brewing showdown with House Republicans over raising the federal debt ceiling.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Road to Majority conference on June 17, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn.

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A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Feb. 1, 2023.

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China declined U.S. call after American missile popped spy balloon

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., at the Capitol.

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Twitter headquarters in San Francisco.

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World

Some of Hong Kong's best-known pro-democracy activists went on trial Monday in the biggest prosecution yet under a law imposed by China's ruling Communist Party to crush dissent.

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New Zealand police said Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 they found more than 3 tons of cocaine floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean after it was dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate.

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New Zealand police find 3.5 tons of cocaine in Pacific Ocean

British PM Rishi Sunak Pays First Visit To Ukraine Since Taking Office

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Former London police officer who raped a dozen women over 17 years gets life in prison

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Ron DeSantis at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas

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A plant operator at the Federal Helium Reserve walks through the Federal Crude Helium Enrichment Unit near Amarillo, Texas, on July 6, 2011.

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Men search for survivors in the debris in Adana, Turkey, on Feb. 6, 2023.

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